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Amanda Ashley

Amanda Ashley - NYT Bestselling author

About Me

I'm a published author. I've published over 50 books ~ both historical romances and paranormal romances. Frank Langella, who starred as Dracula in the movie of the same name, has been the role model for all my vampire heroes.Although I don't write for the young adult market, I'm pleased to have readers as young as 12, and I take that into consideration with regard to friend requests. If you HAVE ANYTHING SUGGESTIVE or LEWD or EROTIC, or the F WORD on your page, I will not add you as a friend. I've stopped trying to add to my blog here on MySpace. It's more trouble than it's worth, plus when I try to edit a post, nothing happens except a page comes up with some numbers on it, which is no help. I tried to contact MySpace, but, again, I just got a page with three numbers on it. Oh, well. If you'd like to read my other blog, you'll find it here: BlogspotMy book, NIGHT'S TOUCH, will be out in a couple of weeks.
The back cover copy reads:
ONE KISS CAN SEAL YOUR FATE…Cara DeLongpre wandered into the mysterious Nocturne club looking for a fleeting diversion from her sheltered life. Instead, she found a dark, seductive stranger whose touch entices her beyond the safety she’s always known and into a heady carnal bliss…A year ago, Vincent Cordova believed that vampires existed only in bad movies and bogeyman stories. That was before a chance encounter left him with unimaginable powers, a hellish thirst, and an aching loneliness he’s sure will never end…until the night he meets Cara DeLongpre. Cara’s beauty and bewitching innocence call to his mind, his heart…his blood. For Vincent senses the Dark Gift shared by Cara’s parents, and the lurking threat from an ancient and powerful foe. And he knows that the only thing more dangerous than the enemy waiting to seek its vengeance is the secret carried by those Cara trusts the most.
SOME OF MY BOOKS

My Interests

Reading, writing, walking, going to the theater and the movies, spending time with my family and my best friend, Mary.I'm a big collector of Star Wars stuff, Beauty and the Beast stuff, Phantom of the Opera stuff, and rubber ducks. MY PETSMy dog, Teddi....she's 15My Tortoise.....he's about 4 inches long...My kitty, Tigger

I'd like to meet:

Brad Pitt, Gerard Butler, Johnny Depp, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, President Hinckley, Sandra Bullock, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg.Stars I've met: Actor John Astin, Country Singer Gary Alan, Country Singer Billy Ray Cyrus, TV host Regis Philbin, Davis Gaines and Dale Kristen (stars of Phantom of the Opera), Stephen J. Cannell (author/tv producer of "Wiseguy", "Renegade", etc), James Barbour (the Beast in Beauty and the Beast, Doug Sills (Star of The Scarlet Pimpernel).Night's Touch by Amanda Ashley BookPeek

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Music:

Oldies. Country. Soft Rock. Broadway hits. Country singer Gary Alan is a favorite of mine. The fact that his mother is my best friend has nothing to do with it :). Celtic Woman

Movies:

STAR WARS, Ladyhawke, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, Legends of the Fall, A KNIGHT'S TALE, The Princess Bride, DRACULA (with Frank Langella), Lord of the Rings, HARRY POTTER, Sweet Home Alabama, X-MEN, The Prestige, THE ILLUSIONIST, Doc Hollywood, WESTWORLD, Independence Day, THE SANTA CLAUSE, French Kiss, SIGNS, Lilies of the Field, WUTHERING HEIGHTS (with Ralph Fiennes), the Star Trek movies (yes, all of them except the first one), INDIANA JONES (but not the second one),Men in Black, ROMANCING THE STONE.FAVORITE CARTOONS: Shrek, The Incredibles, Beauty and the Beast, Ice Age, Monster House, The Emperor's New Grove, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella.MY FAVORITE PLAYS ~ Phantom of the Opera, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, Jekyll and Hyde, Beauty and the Beast.

Television:

LOST, Invasion, Surface, Supernatural, Ghost Whisperer, The Dresden Files, Blood Ties.FAVORITE OLDIES: M*A*S*H, The Dick VanDyke Show, Frasier, Everybody Loves Raymond, Forever Knight, Beauty and the Beast, Wiseguy, Soap, Star Trek, Highlander, F Troop.

Books:

Phantom by Susan Kay, The Sookie Stackhouse books by Charlaine Harris, the Dresden Files books by Jim Butcher.
Other authors I enjoy reading are Maggie Shayne, Rachel Lee, Karen Robards, Patricia Briggs, and Tanya Huff. Authors I'm happy to call friends include Ronda Thompson, Jill Marie Landis, Kat Martin, Karen Kay, and Christine Feehan.

Heroes:

Captain Jack Sparrow, Braveheart, Aragorn, Sam, President Hinckley, Luke Skywalker, Han SoLo, cops and firemen and those in the Armed Forces who put their lives on the line every single day.Anti hero: DARTH VADER

My Blog

MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

Wow, what a day. We went to Star Wars Celebration IV in L.A. It was so awesome. So much to see. I especially loved all the people in costume. And I'm not talking cheap costumes, either. They looked li...
Posted by Amanda Ashley on Tue, 29 May 2007 09:57:00 PST

May 2nd...an amazing day

A lady from NY emailed me that they had seen one of my books on the Ellen Degeneres show. Thanks to the time difference, I was able to the show here in L.A. The book was FEATHER IN THE WIND. Ellen cam...
Posted by Amanda Ashley on Sat, 05 May 2007 09:47:00 PST

Hi

Am I the only one who wonders what happened to TV? Where did all the good shows go? Remember that old song about 500 stations and there's nothing on? Talk about the vast wasteland. I don't like Americ...
Posted by Amanda Ashley on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:47:00 PST

ramblin'

So, it's Friday the 13th. I hate to admit it, but I'm superstitious, and I don't know why, I just am. I hate chain letters that threaten terrible things if you don't send out a gazillion copies. I don...
Posted by Amanda Ashley on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 08:07:00 PST

Excerpt from Dead Sexy, Chapter 1

Chapter 1 They called it You Bet Your Life Park, because that's what you were doing if you lingered inside the park after sundown, betting your life that you'd get out again.  It had been a nice...
Posted by Amanda Ashley on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 08:33:00 PST

what a day

I'm beat! I spent the day painting my kitchen. You wouldn't think it would take all day, I mean, it's a large open kitchen. There isn't a full wall anywhere in the room....just a little space under th...
Posted by Amanda Ashley on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:12:00 PST

just for laughs

 Police Humor - Wyoming State Police - Gotta Love 'em!!!!!   In most of the northern states, there is a policy of checking on any stalled vehicle on the highway when the temperatures ...
Posted by Amanda Ashley on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 12:26:00 PST

Howdy

I really admire people who can write a humorous blog, and those who can think of something cute or clever to write every single day. I'm not one of them. So far today, the most exciting thing I did wa...
Posted by Amanda Ashley on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 08:57:00 PST

Just for Fun

A sixteen year-old boy came home with a brand new Porsche. His parents, somewhat surprised, demanded to know where he got the car. He calmly replied, "I bought it today."   "With what money?...
Posted by Amanda Ashley on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:39:00 PST

My page

Well, how fun to make changes on my page! Thanks, Amanda! Hope you all had a great day. It was beautiful here in Southern California this morning, although it turned cold and windy late this afternoo...
Posted by Amanda Ashley on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:29:00 PST